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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You won't see a major impact on your electricity bill from unplugging things.  Assuming your using modern efficiency light bulbs you also won't see much impact from turning off the lights more.  [b]Biggest bang for your buck is changing your AC/heat use,[/b] major appliances and electric car charging.  But honestly I don't think you're going to be able to make a huge dent in your bill.[/quote]

This.

My husband is an electrical engineer and actually works on appliance efficiency. He says your appliances are not drawing power when they are not turned on. It's a switch and it's off. Unplugging doesn't matter. He says the bolded is correct.

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I am an electrical engineer. He's right depending on the appliance. It you have electronic controls, the appliance is drawing a tiny amount of power watching for button presses.

Besides changing your thermostat, go into your attic and stick a few more inches of insulation up there. Whatever you had initially has probably compressed or was 1960s/1970s code compliant, i.e., practically nothing. [/quote]

+1 Such great advice! We live in a 2300 sq foot brick home built in the 50s by a well regarded builder. We could not believe the difference in our bills after adding more insulation in the attic. We save about $250 - 300 dollars every month on our utility bills. [/quote]

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